[help]question about the syslogd[help]

[zhangr_2]

I have two server named A-server and LOG-server.I install a tcp-wrapper on A-server and I want the tcp-wrapper log sent to LOG-server automatically.so I add an entry in A-server's /etc/syslog.conf:
local3.info @LOG-server
after restart the syslogd,It works.but the A-server sent the tcp-wrapper's log to LOG-server's /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log ,but I wanna use a specified log file to store the tcp-wrapper's log(for example /var/adm/syslog/A-server.tcpd.log)
so what should I do to implement it?thanks!

BTW:I already have a way to do this job but not good.
A-server in /etc/syslog.conf:
local3.info @LOG-server
LOG-server in /etc/syslog.conf:
local3.info /var/adm/syslog/A-server.tcpd.log
and it work.but the problem is The system only provide 8 facility (local0 to local7),and I have of course more the 8 server to sent logs.

[Darren Prior · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I think if you have more than 8 servers, but only can use local0-7 you'll have to put them all in one log, then use grep to pull the data out for the specific hostname that you want.

regards,

Darren.

[Donny Jekels]

if server A is your log server.
do this in its /etc/syslog.conf file

*.info;mail.none;local3.none /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log

local3.info /var/adm/syslog/A-server.tcpd.log


on server B all you have to do in its /etc/syslog.conf is

*.info;mail.none @LOG-server

and if you want a local copy
then add
local3.info /var.....

/sbin/init.d/syslogd stop; /sbin/init.d/syslogd start

peace
Donny

[Donny Jekels]

as for the mutliple servers you can write a perl script to tail -f the the log file
all day and sort by server name then route the logs to respective logs for each server.

or you can write a simple grep script to run once a day and chop up the log file and creat mutliple log files per server.

my 2 cents.

[zhangr_2]

thanks to all of you!
maybe the solution is just add a script to cut the log to multiple logs. thank you again! 8-)